Diver pieces back together smashed marine ecosystem
Corals are cultivated in a lab in Hainan. CHINA DAILY The construction of the marine ranch in Wuzhizhou has effectively supplemented fish as an essential element required to uphold the delicate balance of the region's ecosystems, consequently improving the health of coral reefs, he said. Despite the positive progress in Wuzhizhou, Zhang Yuyang, an associate professor with the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, said there remains a generally grim situation for coral reefs because of global warming, which has resulted in coral bleaching. "From February 2023 to April 2024, significant coral bleaching has been documented in both the northern and southern hemispheres of each major ocean basin," Derek Manzello, coordinator with NOAA's Coral Reef Watch, was quoted as saying in the release. If all coral reefs degrade with no healthy ones left, then there will be not even a glimmer of hope for any potential recovery," he said.
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